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Jun

29

2025

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Urges Gowon To Surrender To His Concience, Apologize For Biafra War

Column, Metro, News, Opinion, PoliticsBiafra, Freedom, Nigeria, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Politics, Yakubu Gowon

OHANAEZE NDIGBO PRESS RELEASE - BIAFRA WAR: SURRENDER TO YOUR CONSCIENCE, STOP PLAYING THE OSTRICH, CONFESS AND APOLOGIZE — “THEY USED YOU TO EXECUTE AN UNJUST WAR AGAINST THE IGBO” — OHANAEZE TELLS GOWON - Date: 29th June 2025 The Apex Igbo Sociocultural Organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, categorically rejects the recent remarks made by General Yakubu Gowon, who purported that the Nigerian Biafran War was not primarily targeted against the Igbo people but merely against secessionists who resisted the Nigerian government in 1966. Such assertions are not only gross misrepresentations of historical facts but also an affront to the collective memory…

Jun

27

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Kenyan Court Declares Nnamdi Kanu’s Abduction and Rendition to Nigeria Illegal

Metro, NewsBiafra, Freedom, Kenya, Nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu

Awards ₦120m in Damages A High Court in Nairobi, Kenya, has ruled that the 2021 abduction and forced rendition of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was unlawful and unconstitutional. The court declared that both the Kenyan and Nigerian governments grossly violated Kanu's fundamental human rights. The court found that Kanu's abduction, detention, and transfer to Nigeria without due process breached international and domestic human rights standards. As a result, the Kenyan government has been ordered to pay Kanu 10 million Kenyan shillings, approximately ₦120 million, in damages for violating his constitutional rights. The court declared…

Jun

20

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Ojukwu Wanted Governors to Control Military – Gowon Reveals Why Aburi Accord Failed..

Column, Metro, OpinionBiafra, Bianca Ojukwu, Freedom, Yakubu Gowon

According to a report published by Arise News on June 18, 2025, former Nigerian Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, has explained that the collapse of the 1967 Aburi Accord — the last major attempt to prevent Nigeria’s civil war — was partly due to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu’s insistence that regional governors should control military zones. Gowon, in an exclusive interview with Arise News, revealed that the disagreement over who would control military forces in the regions was one of the most serious stumbling blocks during the peace talks held in Aburi, Ghana. “Although we said that the military would…

May

08

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Court Adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial to May 14, 21 & 22 as He Defends Establishing ESN to Protect Igbo Farmlands

Metro, NewsBiafra, Court, Freedom, Metro, Nnamdi Kanu

Abuja, May 8, 2025 – The trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, resumed today at the Federal High Court in Abuja with dramatic courtroom events, video evidence, and heated legal arguments. The presiding judge adjourned the case to May 14th, 21st, and 22nd to allow the defense team time to prepare for the cross-examination of the prosecution’s witness. Video Interrogation Played in Court A major highlight of today’s proceedings was the courtroom viewing of a video interview of Nnamdi Kanu conducted shortly after his arrest. In the video, Kanu firmly declared: “I…

Apr

21

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

ESN, The Disciplinary Virtue Of Africa’s Most Trailblazing Homeland Defenders

Lifestyle, Metro, NewsESN, Freedom, IPOB, Metro

In the disciplined assembly of the volunteers of the Eastern Security Network, bound by patriotic duty, lies a profound ingenuity: the selfless weave of individual wills into a collective tapestry, crafting not merely service, but a living testament to the enduring power of shared purpose. The first and best of them ever, ready to defend, resolute in purity at duty’s edge, and notably swift and masterful in carrying out their protective charge. A very few, but notable clips of their efficient discharge of duties has flown online at several occasions, but one of them which caught my attention was that…